It can be seriously challenging and painful to deal with instability when growing up. Children usually fare best when they have consistent love and support, and a stable routine. Being separated from your parents and changing homes is far from the ideal scenario, but it can occasionally also be the best thing for everyone involved. Entering the foster care system certainly doesn't mean that a child won't go on to do great things. This list of celebrities proves just that.
In some cases, fostering and adoption really did bring these future stars the love and stability they needed. In other cases, the adversity they faced pushed them to develop their talents and fight for a better life. Click through the gallery to see which stars spent time in the foster care system growing up.